loving what I got so I want to make it bigger and better!

[uhohWhatAmIGettingInto]

Started with a Rhode Island Red and a smaller breed bird for eggs, acquired 5 australorps and now want to move into a good heritage breed for meat eating, which led me to this forum!!! We had 8 but due to some mishaps we have 5 now. We raised two pigs last year for meat and are picking up our 2 new pigs as we dont want to run out of that unbelievable tasting meat. We are currently in the begining stage of building a walipini on our sloped yard for organic food growing. Some of our future plans include building a outdoor clay oven, building a water distiller and whatever else sounds interesting. I have 2 homeschooled boys so it's my desire to teach them how to do for themselves.

 

[Hybridchucks]

Hello and Welcome to BYC! (aka BackYardChickens)
It's wonderful to have you here with us!
Thanks for joining! If you have questions, you will find your answers right here, on this brilliant site.
This site is FULL of all info you will want/need to know about chickens and all poultry in general (and even other animals). And full of active, and fantastic members, they're amazing.
Hope you have a fab day!
Best wishes!

-Tov

 

[Pork Pie]

Hi and welcome to BYC. The title of your thread made me smile - thanks for that


Here’s a link to the Articles section - https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/ There you’ll find lots of information on almost every aspect of keeping chickens - from coop building ideas, to incubating eggs.

There’s a link on the page above to the Learning Centre - it’s a great resource. If you have a specific topic in mind, just type it in the search box - there's a wealth of information on past and present threads.

Each week, various topics are discussed, which can also be a great resource - https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/topic-of-the-week-thread-archive


You may wish to consider joining your state thread as it will put you in touch with other BYC members in your area - Find Your State Thread


Best wishes

Pork Pie

 

[ronott1]

Welcome to Backyard chickens!
Although getting a heritage dual purpose breed sounds good, the feed conversion for meat is not very good and the hens do not lay as many eggs as egg laying breeds.

I would suggest getting a good egg laying breed for eggs and raise Cornish cross for the meat. That way you can feed them economically and if you hatch chicks for the egg layers, you will be able to process the cockerels

You could also try red rangers for meat. You process both the males and females for them like the Cornish Cross

 

[Yorkshire Coop]

Hi &

Glad you could join us here! Good luck with your future plans and enjoy your time here on BYC

 

[Kiki]

Welcome to Backyardchickens.com aka BYC!
We are glad you joined our flock.
Jump right in and make yourself at home.

This video will help you learn how to navigate this site:

CURRENT COOP CONTEST click here >>#1

 

[N F C]

Hi, it's nice to have you here! Best wishes with all your plans

 

[Teila]

G’Day from down under uhohWhatAmIGettingInto Welcome!

.... and the award for the Longest User Name goes to!!! LOL

Had to Google Walipini!

I do hope you enjoy being a BYC member. There are lots of friendly and very helpful folks here so not only is it overflowing with useful information it is also a great place to make friends and have some fun.

Best wishes with your plans!

 

[sourland]

Welcome to BYC, and good luck on settling on the breeds that suit your needs.

 

[drumstick diva]

Welcome to Backyard chickens.